I love OSNews, but it does seem like some of its editors enjoy just a little too much taking a good natured jab at Apple upon occasion (well, more like every chance that particular editor can get). I thought it time for a little good news and analysis about Apple that critics often overlook.

Ok, well you have your opinion and I have mine too. But understand that I am not some Anti-Windows PC guy, couldn't be furthest from the truth as I have built countless windows pcs going back 15+ years. I know all about the weaknesses of both platforms. But also what comes with being a Mac user is the constant criticism that I am used to over just owning one. I have worked in IT and software development and IT sales for nearly 2 decades and I have heard it all. Well I can say my experiences with the Mac too and they are definitely not as bad as people want you to believe. Have you used a Mac extensively and with an Open Mind? If you haven't then don't spread the hearsay...

+ The MacBook Pros Aluminum uni-body enclosure for durability and weight.
uni-body? It feels solid as it is. No really. you make it sound like it's a ugly looking and poor quality which it is not. It is durable.

I have worked on several Studios and while for a Dell they are decent they do not, in my opinion, feel or look as elegant and sturdy as the MBP. Sorry just my opinion.

+ No Firewire 800
-Srsly? You buy mac for firewire? Why do you need it? I never saw a pc laptop with firewire... it's a mac thing. Only practical use for this would be for old camcorders and external harddrives - made by apple. The newer camcorders (for few years now) all have USB interface.

I have a lot of digital equipment and devices that rely on FireWire. Yes it is not as popular as it once was but maybe you should have a look at the music and audio production and video industry, it is still widely used. My camcorders still have FireWire.

My personal opinion here is: Mac is overpriced.

Of course that is your opinion. But people could say the same about
BMW and Mercedes. Perhaps a better term is high priced. But for some it is worth the bit of extra, but not everyone wants the premium stuff. I Do which is why I use Apple and build my own Windows boxes.

They way they fuck things up for developers. Op said that developers get a neat percentage. But apple until recently did not allow ads inside of apps (unless you use their ads platform?). why not!? Because they are greedy. They fucked adobe over by not allowing 3rd party developers tools. Yeah I know since few days ago they do. But years have passed since the app store was started. They do not allow flash because they do not want to allow you to be able to play flash games from sites like kongregate and miniclip. They want you to buy them from their app store. And they make excuses like flash is not good for the battery... yeah right!

As a developer that has made both Mac and Windows software and used many tools like XCode, REALStudio and Visual Studio I can say that the free tools that Apple supplies to developers are complete, no need for Pro or Express or Team Editions. They also supply some amazing frameworks to go with them. Personally I don't like the model that XCode uses and prefer the more traditional VS model but it works and its FREE. The App store of course has had its flaws but it has changed the way people make money with their indie apps. I have known several people that literally became millionaires for a few weeks of work. Tough to beat that.

As for screwing over Adobe because of Flash? No, Adobe is screwing over everyone WITH flash. It is a kludgy piece of code that has lost its way since it first started and needed very little cpu time. Now it barely runs on P4 class systems.

I also didn't now that Apple didn't allow flash so people wouldn't play flash games. That is news to me. You can hardly prove that.

As for iTunes store...also a neat concept but since it's apple's child it comes with fairplay. And I do not like it because of that.

The reason why apple succeeds is because they are the best choice for folks who do not understand that "T3h Ultimate screen saver collection volume 135" downlaoded from thepiratebay is probably full of viruses. The ppl. who do not care that their music is drm protected. And the ppl. who have trouble with networking it seems. Not all of them are like this. Mac is a productive machine it's just very expensive compared to the machine that can offer same productivity but is a pc.

Wow, a lot of stereotypes and non-sense in that paragraph. I have no trouble with networking, nor do I have trouble with PCs and malware.

bah I do not want to be part of this discussion anymore... I feel like we are worlds apart here. Whatever good you see in apple (to me) is overclouded by bad things apple does.

Maybe we are but I try to look at things with an open mind. I like Apple products, I also like Microsoft products. I am a fan of Open Source software and the various Linux distros. But I am realistic and know that not every solution fits for every person. I am glad you like what you like and I am not going to slam you for it.